Re: [CR] changing stripped TA extractor threads to Stronglight

(Example: Framebuilders:Tubing)

Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:56:39 -0700
From: "John Jorgensen" <designzero@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] changing stripped TA extractor threads to Stronglight
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This was done for a TA crank once, but at a time when crank pullers were in comparison to today's cost, cheap.

Sacrafice an extractor and turn it into a tap, need a grinding wheel and one who has worked at a machine shop would be best, cut three scallops away from the threading, clean up the "leading edge" and go treat it as a tap. Locating a bottom tap in the TA or Stronglight spec. would be a non starter I think, I doubt even a Helicoil will be avail. in a practical size for this and the Helicoil system usually needs more depth to work with, at least all the units I have used.

A case where a replacement crank arm set probably is most cost effective.

The previous "knock out" methods will work, done them when a customer botched a home mechanic attempt, but we never reinstalled a suspect arm.

John Jorgensen
At work in Torrance Ca USA